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Has anyone had any joy driving one of these with a picaxe ? I can find no datasheets for them , I've ordered one to play with but wondered if anyone has any experience or demo code to get things started. Cheers Neil

Hi Folks, I have a small issue that im trying to solve......... I have a Push switch that increments a counter by 10 when its pressed once. What i want to do is..........If it's held for say 3 seconds it resets the counter to Zero. I'm racking my brains to think of a simple way of doing it...

Hi All, Having a blonde moment..... I am reading a full port main: let b1 = pinsC & %00111111 ;************************************************************************************ ; DATA_DEFINITION FROM SWITCH *...

Hi Folks, Has anyone managed to control the VS1053 with a picaxe ? (SPI) - Datasheet attached. Specifically, i need an mp3 module that can be controlled by the picaxe and display the track info (not just the number) for displaying on an lcd. The Df Player i have currently is ok , but there is...

I'm not one to complain, however........ Why is the UK Postage so expensive ? £6.00 + Vat to send one IC is a bit rich... I've just ordered a 40X2 and it's £13.93 inc postage. I can send the same package for less than a pound tracked via royal mail....... This is slowly becoming an expensive...

Have any of you had any success with the zmpt101b ac module ? I'm looking at measuring an AC voltage (non Mains) and would like some help/advice if possible ? Regards Neil

It’s a long shot I know....... Do any of you have a schematic for a rigol dm3058e bench meter ? Manufacturers of no help and I’ve spent hours searching google. Mine has stopped measuring AC voltage for some reason, everything else works perfectly ? Thanks for reading, hope someone can help 👍

I know this has been asked in the past...... Will the programming editor ever be made for Mac computers ? My PC died a while back and i only have a MAC now and have no plan to move back to a Microsoft based machine due to the amount of rubbish tat comes pre-installed. I eventually got fed up...

Hi Folks, Just a note that may save some time and frustration. I have been using an SSD1306 OLED Display for a while now and have no problems. I recently had to order a few more and have found that the Ground and VCC pins on all of the new ones are reversed when compared to the original batch...

Hi Folks, It's been a while since i last posted, Can anyone help with the following ? I have a working set up with an LCD all working fine etc etc What i need to do is display the number of tracks at initialisation of the SPE035 Module and inset them into a variable. Possibly the device it...

Im sure this subject has been discussed before, however ive been away from Picaxe for a while......... My problem is : I would like to use an 14M2 in a commercial design that i would like to have produced by a pcb manufacturer in the far east and they have an assembly service so i can get...

Hi Guys, I'm trying to get the serial connection working with the BY8001-16P Mp3 module with an 20M2 I've duplicated the demo basic program from the SPE035 set up, all the files are in the correct folder on the SD card and i still can get no joy. I have removed the resistors on the module and...

Need some help reproducing a ring tone style prop. Ive spent may hours trying to reproduce a seemingly simple set of tones to no avail. Any ideas ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJu23YZBpw Regards Neil

Hi Folk's, Is it possible to do the following with an 08M2 ? Press a button that goes to play a tune (tune command) and if the same button is pressed interrupt that tune and return to the start of the program ? rough example 'PICAXE-08M2 'No Data Symbol press_Button = PinC.4 Main...

Hi all, Has anyone managed to find a waterproof version of the SRF005 Ultrasonic range finder, i've done a google search and there seems to be a few other types that are relatively expensive compared to SRF005. Or is it possible to swap the transducers for the car variety ? cant seem to find...

Hi Folk's, Probably not the best place to post this but here goes. My garage was broken into Tues 4th Feb 2015 and cleaned out. Peterborough U.K All my programming kit boards and test gear. My garage also contained my recording studio (most expensive of the items) the following is a list of...

I currently need to interface to a TTL serial interface with a Picaxe 18M2 at 9600 baud, however the RX and TX lines of the interface are tied together. Assuming that the method is half duplex i would need a method of interfacing. Has anyone managed this and can advise of best practice ? the...

Hi All, Many picaxe projects have an LCD screen and making a nice tidy LCD aperture never seems to quite look as professional as we'd like. I found this site whilst looking for something else this morning. Hope this helps somebody find what they're looking for :) Regards Neil link ...

Hi Folks, Is there any way to use the chip factory programmer in the same way as the BAS800 ? Id like to use the programming editor to convert basic code to assembler etc using this programmer. Regards Neil

Just a quick note to save some headaches ! After laying out a pcb in RS Design Spark and having 100 produced i find the Type 53/BT53 relay is now OBSOLETE ! and no longer stocked by the usual sources. Ive deleted the relay from the library now. Hope this saves some headaches for others Best...